Holy Ghost Prep’s Brandon Kearns was named the BAL’s Boys Bowler of the Year.

Christopher Dock’s Jeff Clark also was a first-team selection.

Bristol enjoys big year

The Bristol boys bowling team had a very special year, to say the least.

The Warriors went 52-8 and rolled through the Bicentennial Athletic League without a blemish in 32 games.

Bristol swept a pair of matches against Glen Mills, won seven of eight games in its two matches with Council Rock South and swept Harry S. Truman, setting a school record with a three-game 3,061 pin total.

“We definitely had a really good season,” first-year coach Pete DeLuca said. “We had seven guys who could all come in and bowl, and they proved it.”

Bristol is not your average BAL champion. The Warriors have qualified as a team to the Eastern Pennsylvania Eastern Regional High School Bowling Championships, Friday and Saturday in Lancaster.

“We’ve bowled well,” said DeLuca, who was named BAL Coach of the Year. “But at regionals, we’ll be going up against teams like Pennsbury. There are some pretty tough teams out there. If we stay hot, though, you never know.”

Matt Beswick and Shane Andrews will represent Bristol in the individual tournament.

Beswick, along with Dylan Ebert and Dave Walton, made first team in the BAL. Beswick had the second-highest average in the league.

Kelvin Ortiz won the BAL individual tournament, beating out teammate Walton, 185-161, in the final. The tournament was held on Feb. 16 at Thunderbird Lanes in Willow Grove.

So, it was a big year for the Bristol boys bowling team, and chances are that things should be pretty darn good next year. Walton is the only senior, so as long as everyone returns and bowls well, the immediate future looks bright.

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